An Explanation of Tardiness
In some Government offices the clerks， upon arrival in themorning， have to sign their names in an“attendance book”。This book provides space for signature， time of arrival， and“remarks”。 Ten minutes after the hour an official draws a redline under the last arrival's name， and all those coming subsequently are expected to furnish an explanation of their tardinessin the“remarks” column.
When a real“London particular” occurs the number“below the line” is legion ；the first of them wirtes：“Delayedby fog，” and the rest scribble a“ditto”。
One morning―a foggy one―Mr. Jones became a proud father；but even this only caused him to be about eleven minutes late. Proudly he wrote in explanation：“Wife had twins，”which was followed in due course by the usual string of “ditto's”！
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